S91.15 Open bite of toe without damage to nail

Non-billable header with 7 child codes.

Applicable to

• Bite of toe NOS

Excludes1 (never code together)

• superficial bite of toe (S90.46-, S90.47-)

Applies from S91 Open wound of ankle, foot and toes

Excludes1 (never code together)

• open fracture of ankle, foot and toes (S92.-with 7th character B)
• traumatic amputation of ankle and foot (S98.-)

Code also

• any associated wound infection

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S91

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Codes under S91.15

• S91.151 Open bite of right great toe without damage to nail
• S91.152 Open bite of left great toe without damage to nail
• S91.153 Open bite of unspecified great toe without damage to nail
• S91.154 Open bite of right lesser toe(s) without damage to nail
• S91.155 Open bite of left lesser toe(s) without damage to nail
• S91.156 Open bite of unspecified lesser toe(s) without damage to nail
• S91.159 Open bite of unspecified toe(s) without damage to nail

Code annotations containing back-references to S91.15

Back-references to S91.15

• Type 1 Excludes: S90.47 Other superficial bite of toe ("open bite of toe (S91.15-, S91.25-)")

Back-references to S91

• Type 2 Excludes: S71 Open wound of hip and thigh ("open wound of ankle, foot and toes (S91.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S81 Open wound of knee and lower leg ("open wound of ankle and foot (S91.-)")
• Code Also: S94 Injury of nerves at ankle and foot level ("any associated open wound (S91.-)")
• Code Also: S95 Injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level ("any associated open wound (S91.-)")
• Code Also: S96 Injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level ("any associated open wound (S91.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S91.15

• Bite (s) (animal) (human) › toe (s)
• Bite (s) (animal) (human) › toe (s) › great
• Bite (s) (animal) (human) › toe (s) › lesser

Nearby codes

• S91.146S Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified lesser toe(s) without damage to nail, sequela
• S91.149 Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified toe(s) without damage to nail
• S91.149A Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified toe(s) without damage to nail, initial encounter
• S91.149D Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified toe(s) without damage to nail, subsequent encounter
• S91.149S Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified toe(s) without damage to nail, sequela
• S91.15 Open bite of toe without damage to nail (this code)
• S91.151 Open bite of right great toe without damage to nail
• S91.151A Open bite of right great toe without damage to nail, initial encounter
• S91.151D Open bite of right great toe without damage to nail, subsequent encounter
• S91.151S Open bite of right great toe without damage to nail, sequela
• S91.152 Open bite of left great toe without damage to nail